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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E1 (30:09) HSK 3
gàn shá nǐ gàn shá yī tiān dào wǎn wǎng wài pǎo bú shì shuō yǒu shì ma

干啥 你干啥 一天到晚往外跑 不是说有事吗

“What? What are you doing? You’re out running around all day. I told you I have things to do.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 30:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bái jí nǐ zhàn zhù

白及 你站住

“Bai Ji! Stop right there!”

gàn shá nǐ gàn shá yī tiān dào wǎn wǎng wài pǎo bú shì shuō yǒu shì ma CURRENT FOCUS

干啥 你干啥 一天到晚往外跑 不是说有事吗

“What? What are you doing? You’re out running around all day. I told you I have things to do.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zhèng qián de shì nǐ zhēng shén me qián nǐ zhèng qián

我挣钱的事 你挣什么钱 你挣钱

“I'm making money. You? Making money?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: INTERROGATING AND SCOLDING
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop making excuses and running off when you have responsibilities here!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Family Accountability

In close Chinese family dynamics, an individual's whereabouts are subject to direct, intrusive questioning, often expressed through sharp interrogative phrasing rather than soft inquiries.

INTENT TAGS: #scolding #interrogation #confrontation #frustration
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
一天到晚 SPOKEN CHUNK

from morning till night; all day long

Carries an exasperated, critical nuance about repetitive negative behavior.

往外跑 SPOKEN CHUNK

to keep running outside; to frequently leave home

Commonly used by parents or spouses to complain about someone never staying home.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the negative statement into a rhetorical question to challenge the listener's consistency.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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